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Oleaceae
European ash
Fraxinus excelsior
Also known as Fraxinus excelsior var. communis, Common ash, White ash, Ash tree
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Ash · Tree · Deciduous · Landscape · Shade · Large · Hardy · European · Fraxinus · Woodland
European ash is a large deciduous tree best suited for spacious landscapes with well-draining soil. It requires minimal care once established but needs regular watering during its first few years. Plant in full sun to partial shade and allow plenty of room for its mature size.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Deep watering to saturate root zone, allow soil to dry between waterings · Every 14-21 days when established
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 60 ft
- Spacing
- 360 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Argentina Northeast, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kentucky
- Attracts
- Bees, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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